Winning Trends continue down on the farm:
Buffalo 5, Scranton Wilkes Barre 3
Chriw Schwinden was solid yet again, carrying a no-hitter into the 6th inning before giving up 2 runs on 3 hits and leaving before he could finish the 6th. He did walk 3, but he also struck out 6. Bobby Parnell finished up the 6th for him, striking out the only batter he faced. The rest of the bullpen finished the job with 3 scoreless innings. Ruben Tejada, Jesus Feliciano, and Val Pascucci all had 2 hits. Pascucci had 2 RBI’s one night after driving in 6. Luis Hernandez also drove in 2 runs. Kirk Nieuwenhuis was hitless but did draw 2 walks. Fernando Martinez did not play, which some take as a sign that he will be in Houston this weekend if Ike Davis goes to the DL, but it could just be a planned day off. Lucas Duda would make more sense if Davis misses significant time, but he sat out his third straight game with back issues.
New Britain 10, Binghamton 8
Brandon Moore suffered his first loss of the season, getting roughed up big time to the tune of 9 runs (5 earned thanks to an Eric Campbell error) on 9 hits in 2.1 innings. The bullpen was great, totaling 6.2 innings, giving up only 1 run, allowing the B-Mets to come back and make it close. Campbell made up for his error with his bat, going 4-6 with 3 RBI’s. Josh Satin added 3 hits of his own, and the team as a whole had 14 hits, but it was not quite enough to overcome Moore’s rough outing.
St. Lucie 6, Lakeland 0
Kyle Allen got his first win of the season, despite some control issues. Allen walked 6 and struck out 2, but managed to pitch 5 shutout innings on just 2 hits. John Church and Jeff Kaplan both pitched 2 shutout innings in relief. The 3 pitchers combined for a 4-hitter. Cesar Puello had 2 hits and scored 3 runs from the leadoff spot. Matt Den Dekker got back on track with 3 hits, including a triple, and 2 RBI’s. Jefry Marte had 2 hits and 2 RBI’s. The boys in PSL have won 3 of their last 4 but have not relinquished first place after a rough stretch, and they’re doing so with good pitching.
Savannah 2, Hickory 0
Taylor Whitenton was strong yet again, but didn’t pitch long enough to get the win. He went 4.2 innings, striking out 5 while walking 2 and giving up 4 hits, lowering his ERA to 0.64. Gabriel Zavala, Luis Rojas, and Josh Edgin combined for the final 4.1 to complete the shutout, with Zavala getting his first win and Edgin his 6th save. Aderlin Rodriguez, Rafael Fernandez, and Blake Forsythe had 2 hits apiece. The Gnats have now won 5 of their last 6, and are starting to look more like the team they were expected to be.
7 comments
metsfan4decades
5/12/2011-10:40am at 10:40 am (UTC -4)
I’m keeping my eye on that C. Schwinden. Might be next in the depth chart should one of our starting 5 go down.
As we now know, FMart is probably already in Denver, although I’m not quite sure why. Maybe it’s just more of a bat replacement for Ike, more so than a position replacement b/c to the best of my knowledge, FMart does not play first base.
Binghamton – 4 unearned runs? I see the sloppy play is continuing.
Bryan
5/12/2011-11:48am at 11:48 am (UTC -4)
Based on performance, Schwinden is certainly deserving of being next in line. His biggest problem is that the Mets 40-man is full, and Carrasco and Stinson are on it.
F-Mart is really there by default. The 40-man is full so Nick Evans isn’t a possibility. Duda has played a lot of first, but he’s been sitting with back issues. Zach Lutz is on the 40-man and would be an option, he played a little 1B in spring and a few games this year and could spell David at 3B for a day without moving Murph around, but he’s injured (again). So, because Fernando is on the 40-man and is a better hitter than Tejada and Nickeas, he is in Denver.
It was just one error by Campbell, but it led to 4 unearned runs. But it’s not unusual to see some of these teams with 2 or 3 errors on a nightly basis.
metsfan4decades
5/12/2011-12:06pm at 12:06 pm (UTC -4)
Lots of injuries in the early going so far this year.
And BTW, thanks Bryan for this daily series of Last Night on the Farm. Quickly becoming one of my favorite posts to look forward to everyday.
Bryan
5/12/2011-1:24pm at 1:24 pm (UTC -4)
Your welcome, but Peter and Max also deserve credit, they do a great job. Max will be doing it for the next week starting tonight.
metsfan4decades
5/12/2011-1:39pm at 1:39 pm (UTC -4)
Kudos to Peter and Max as well!
kistics
5/12/2011-11:03am at 11:03 am (UTC -4)
Havens swung his bat yesterday.. woo hoo!
stickguy
5/12/2011-1:33pm at 1:33 pm (UTC -4)
Now that Ike has passed away (R.I.P. Ike), he is my next, last and greatest hope for the future.
just hope they were really being smart with him, and super cautious, to make sure he fully rebuilt his core strength before going back onto the field. I want him back, healthy, and playing 2B by September for the Mets.